6:00 – 7:00 pm

Lyndale Neighborhood Building

3537 Nicollet Ave.

Restorative Justice Community Action gives community members a voice in the justice process. Using trained facilitators, Restorative Justice Community Action brings community members and people who have committed offenses in Minneapolis neighborhoods together in small group meetings to decide how to make amends in the community. All participants have a voice in the process and the outcome.

Childcare available, please contact Sarah at 612-824-9402 ext. 12 or sarah@lyndale.org if interested.

For more information, contact Taryn Runck, Community Coordinator, at (612) 746-0784 or trunck@rjca-inc.org

Suspect is described as being a black male, 5’7”– 5’9”, 25-40 yrs of age, medium to heavy build and neatly dressed.

If located, use caution, suspect may be armed. Anyone with information about this suspect is asked to call the Minneapolis Police Department tip line at 612-692-tips (8477).

The Lyndale Bike Cop Program goes to help:

• Stop Crime
• Build trust between the police and the community
• Let criminals know they are not welcome in our neighborhood

Thanks to the generous support of Lyndale residents we raised over $6,000 for bike cops last year.  This year we hope to raise even more.  Every $45 dollars that we raise pays for one hour of patrol time.

The LNA board is also offering a special matching challenge to the neighborhood this year to help get the 5^th Precinct some new bikes for this program and for officers to use during their regular patrol time.  LNA will match on a dollar to dollar basis up to $800 for new bikes for the 5^th precinct. We know it’s a lot to ask people to make an additional contribution on top of their regular bike cop contribution, but we think it is important that officers have good bikes to patrol the neighborhood

Questions or comments about the Lyndale Bike Cop program should be directed Mark Hinds at 612.824.9402 ext 16 or mark@lyndale.org

You can donate online to the Lyndale Bike Cop Program through PayPal.

To read about Part 1 crimes trends in Lyndale, Kingfield, Lowry Hill East, CARAG, Central, and Whittier see the full report.  You can also check all of the underlying data here.  You can read the neighborhood policing plans for each neighborhood at the MPD’s website.

Figureoa was found shot to death in the street near the intersection of Lake Street West and Pleasant Avenue South at 5 a.m. on Dec. 25.  “He was dressed for the weather. But as far as details on how many times he was shot or where he was shot, we’ll have to leave that to the medical examiner,” said Lt. Richard Zimmerman.

According to Homicide Lt. Richard Zimmerman, The motive is unclear; they do not suspect it was a robbery because the victim had a cell phone in his hand and money in his pocket.  Police do have a video from a business at the corner showing Morales walking east on Lake Street with another person, believed to be the shooter behind him.

Authorities are treating the incident as a homicide, and do not have any suspects in custody.   The Police hope that the reward- the tip can be anonymous- will help explain what happened.  If you have any information call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-TIPS. www.crimestoppersmn.org

Thursday, December 4^th

Temple Israel (2324 Emerson Avenue South)

6:00 to 8:00 pm

Topics covered include: physical safety (i.e. locks and windows), Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED), and the importance of block clubs and neighborhood associations. There will also be a DVD presentation with an interview of a career burglar who explains his motivations for choosing a particular house instead of another to burglarize.

There is no need to pre-register. This event is free to anyone who is interested in attending.

This event is being presented by the Crime Prevention Specialists of Minneapolis Police Department, 5^th Precinct.

Any questions contact:

Amy Lavender, Crime Prevention Specialist,  (612) 673-5407, amy.lavender@ci.minneapolis.mn.us